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Ford has big plans for its next-gen EVs. This may include an 800V fast charging architecture as it looks to keep pace with rivals like Hyundai, Porsche, and Kia. Amid intensifying competition, Ford’s CEO Jim Farley said a “seismic change” has shaken the EV market following the automaker’s Q4 earnings results. Farley cited two reasons […]
We got the chance to drive the new 2024 ID.4 and found an impressive amount of changes from last model year – at least on the 82kWh version. The 2024 ID.4 is just a new model year, but with the amount of changes that VW has made, it feels like a mid-cycle refresh. We don’t usually […]
A Tesla Cybertruck sold at auction for $244,000 – more than twice the retail value of the electric pickup truck. Before turning its reservations into orders, Tesla tried to take precautions against early buyers flipping the Cybertruck for profits. However, there are limitations when it comes to enforcing these things. After all, you should be […]
Some H.I.V. experts worry that the public health focus on prevention medication has accelerated a decline in condom use. Feb. 27, 2024 Gay and bisexual men are using condoms less than ever, and the decline has been particularly steep among those who are young or Hispanic, according to a new study. The worrisome trend points […]
Michael Saylor, chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami on April 7, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images When MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor came on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime” in December to talk about crypto, he said, “the one thing we can count on is bitcoin goes […]
Long Covid may lead to measurable cognitive decline, especially in the ability to remember, reason and plan, a large new study suggests. Cognitive testing of nearly 113,000 people in England found that those with persistent post-Covid symptoms scored the equivalent of 6 I.Q. points lower than people who had never been infected with the coronavirus, […]
Photo: Kyoto University An MIT-led team revealed a “guidebook” for how to tune surface properties of perovskites, a silicon alternative – here’s why that’s huge for solar. Perovskite solar cells, inspired by the mineral with a similar crystal structure, have been a serious topic of research within the renewable energy sector for some years now. […]
Tesla has lost its lead interior designer behind the interior design of some of its most popular vehicles, like Model 3 and Model Y. Skyryse, a startup building next-gen helicopters, announced today that it poached Peter Blades from Tesla. Blades had been at Tesla for almost a decade, and he was a big influence on […]
Lucid released a helpful new feature for pet owners called Creature Comfort Mode. The feature is similar to Tesla’s Dog Mode and is now available for free on every Lucid Air through a software update. Lucid Air gains Tesla Dog Mode-like feature If you’ve ever been on a road trip and had to stop to […]
